Hi everyone- here is the first e-mail news update from a non-profit website
called Soccerhut which I run in Australia. Hope you all like it...

Sam (Soccerhut news)

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WNSL: Points at a premium in penultimate weekend

In the penultimate weekend of action for the WNSL season, the two grand
finalists may be all but decided, but there's still some uncertainty...

-> http://www.soccerhut.net/home/read.php?id=13943
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Milicic optimistic about A-League

Australian international striker Ante Milicic believes the new A-League next
year and qualification for the 2006 World Cup in Germany could make football
Australia's No. 1 sport...

-> http://www.soccerhut.net/home/read.php?id=13942
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Victorian Premier League manoeuvring

South Melbourne and Melbourne Knights have been outmanoeuvred and swamped in the
recruiting stakes for their entry into the Victorian Premier League, according
to an article written by Peter Desira of the Herald Sun...

-> http://www.soccerhut.net/home/read.php?id=13927
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Queensland Lions to trial 8 foreigners, in talks with Fernando Rech

Brisbane A-League club Queensland Lions are planning to trial eight overseas
players from four countries over the coming months, according to recent media
reports...

-> http://www.soccerhut.net/home/read.php?id=13926
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Tobin quits Australian PFA with hope

Alex Tobin hesitates when asked what he is most proud of during his six years as
president of Australian football's Professional Footballers' Association
(PFA)...

-> http://www.soccerhut.net/home/read.php?id=13925
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World Football news:
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England: Man U beat Arsenal, Liverpool reach League Cup semis

Manchester United beat Arsenal 1-0 to line up a League Cup semi-final with
Chelsea, while Liverpool will take on Watford after a 4-3 penalty shootout win
over Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday...

-> http://www.soccerhut.net/home/read.php?id=13941
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South America undecided over future for World Cup qualifiers

South America is undecided on the future of its World Cup qualifying
competition, after deciding to ditch the current league format...

-> http://www.soccerhut.net/home/read.php?id=13940
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Feyenoord, Steaua reach last 32 in UEFA Cup

Feyenoord won the battle of the former winners to reach the last 32 of the UEFA
Cup on Wednesday, after a 2-1 victory over Schalke 04...

-> http://www.soccerhut.net/home/read.php?id=13939
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South America to unveil new-look Copa Libertadores

South America will unveil a new-look and enlarged Copa Libertadores when the
draw for next year's tournament takes place at the confederation's
headquarters...

-> http://www.soccerhut.net/home/read.php?id=13938
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US: Tigers poised to crash NCAA Final Four party

The squad includes a World Cup veteran, the school's career leading scorer and a
defence that has allowed one goal in its last six hours of play...

-> http://www.soccerhut.net/home/read.php?id=13937
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UEFA Champions League: Barcelona's Giuly doubtful for Shakhtar match

Barcelona midfielder Ludovic Giuly will miss his side's Primera Liga match
against Malaga on Saturday and is doubtful for next week's UEFA Champions League
game at Shakhtar Donetsk because of a thigh strain...

-> http://www.soccerhut.net/home/read.php?id=13936
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England: Liverpool's Cisse feared losing his leg after break

Liverpool's French striker Djibril Cisse feared he would lose his left leg
following the injury he suffered against Blackburn Rovers in October...

-> http://www.soccerhut.net/home/read.php?id=13935
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France: Monaco's Nonda sidelined by thigh injury

Monaco forward Shabani Nonda will miss the next three or four weeks with a thigh
injury, the French Ligue 1 club said on Wednesday...

-> http://www.soccerhut.net/home/read.php?id=13934
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England: Liverpool and Everton groundshare decision by year's end

Liverpool and Everton will decide by the end of the month whether Merseyside's
Premier League rivals will share a new stadium, Everton said on Wednesday...

-> http://www.soccerhut.net/home/read.php?id=13933
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CAPS United win Zimbabwe premier league

Striker Leonard Tsipa scored four goals as CAPS United clinched Zimbabwe's
premier league title with a 5-1 away win at Kwekwe Cables in Mbizo on
Wednesday...

-> http://www.soccerhut.net/home/read.php?id=13932
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England: Middlesborough's McClaren charged with misconduct

Middlesborough manager Steve McClaren was charged with improper conduct on
Wednesday over his behaviour towards a match official during Sunday's 2-0 defeat
at Tottenham Hotspur...

-> http://www.soccerhut.net/home/read.php?id=13931
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Greece: Castillo extends contract with Olympiakos until 2010

Uruguayan Nery Castillo signed a five-year extension to his contract with
Olympiakos Piraeus that will keep him in Greece until 2010, the club said on
Wednesday...

-> http://www.soccerhut.net/home/read.php?id=13930
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England: Former Spurs goalkeeper Bill Brown dies, aged 73

Former Scotland goalkeeper Bill Brown, a member of Tottenham Hotspur's 1961
double-winning side, has died at the age of 73...

-> http://www.soccerhut.net/home/read.php?id=13929
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Russia midfielder Boyarintsev to join Spartak Moscow

Russia midfielder Denis Boyarintsev has agreed to join Spartak Moscow in a
three-year deal, the Russian premier league club said on Wednesday...

-> http://www.soccerhut.net/home/read.php?id=13928


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